Richard Griffiths
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1947-07-31
- Died
- 2013-03-28
- Place of birth
- Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Річард Гріффітс
Biography
Richard Thomas Griffiths (July 31, 1947 – March 28, 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
He played Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001-2010) and Great Uncle Matthew Brown "Gum" in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007). He also portrayed Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997). Earlier in his career, he had supporting roles in such critically acclaimed films as Chariots of Fire (1981), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Gandhi (1982), and The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear (1991). In his later career he appeared in Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011).
Known For
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Vernon Dursley
Crown Court
1972
as Interpreter
Minder
1979
as Derek Farrow
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Vernon Dursley
TV Shows (36)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
Crown Court
1972
as Interpreter
Minder
1979
as Derek Farrow
Bergerac
1981
as Jean-Pierre
The Sweeney
1975
as Ronnie Harries
Inspector Morse
1987
as Canon Humphrey Appleton
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Park keeper / Board member
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Henry Crabbe
Episodes
2011
as Julian Bullard
Lovejoy
1986
as Hans Koopman
Boon
1986
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Duke of Burgundy
Bleak House
2005
as Mr. Bayham Badger
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
Screen One
1989
as Brian Beazely
Countdown
1982
Second City Firsts
1973
as Bedworth Hog
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Sir John Falstaff
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Mr. Jackson (voice)
Gormenghast
2000
as Swelter
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Phil Kirby
Bird of Prey
1982
as Henry Jay
tlc
2002
as Mr Benedict Ron
In the Red
1998
as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
Hope and Glory
1999
as Leo Wheeldon
Ffizz
1987
as Jack Mowbray
El C.I.D.
1990
as Weatherby
The Cleopatras
1983
as Pot Belly
A Kind of Living
1988
as Trevor Beasley
Village Hall
1974
as Mr. Ridealgh
Whoops Apocalypse
1982
as Premier Dubienkin
The Marksman
1987
as Brown
Red Letter Day
1976
as Window Cleaner
Prisoners of Conscience
1981
as William Beausire
Movies (62)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Vernon Dursley
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Vernon Dursley
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as King George
About Time
2013
as Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Bürgermeister Phillipse
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Jeltz (voice)
Hugo
2011
as Monsieur Frick
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Barry Nottingham
Superman II
1980
as Terrorist
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Withnail & I
1987
as Monty
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Head Porter - Caius College
Gandhi
1982
as Collins
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Captain Billings
Ballet Shoes
2008
as Great Uncle Matthew
Norma
1974
as Park Keeper
Funny Bones
1995
as Jim Minty
Vatel
2000
as Dr. Bourdelot
Guarding Tess
1994
as Frederick
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Sir Tom
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Hermann Goering (voice)
Casanova
1987
as Cardinal
Gorky Park
1983
as Anton
King Ralph
1991
as Duncan Phipps
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
as Board Member
Ragtime
1981
as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Willie Tuttle
A Private Function
1984
as Allardyce
The History Boys
2006
as Hector
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Porter
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Maurice Horton
Private Peaceful
2012
as The Colonel
The Movie Life of George
1989
as Self
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Cheerful Bernie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
1996
as Mr. Jackson (voice)
The Animal Train
1998
as Elephant
Opa!
2005
as Tierrney
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
as Sir John Falstaff
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Santa Claus
The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Officer
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Stage Beauty
2004
as Sir Charles Sedley
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Sir Edward Marshall-Hall
Venus
2006
as Donald
A Light Snack
1982
as The Window Cleaner
Twelve Off the Belt
1977
as Bedworth Hogg
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Sam Broadbent
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982
as Sidney Barron
Goldeneye
1989
as Second Admiral
Afternoon Off
1979
as Factory Boss
Breaking Glass
1980
as Studio Engineer
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
as Willie Whitelaw
A Breed of Heroes
1994
as Brian Beasely
Princes in the Tower
2005
as Thomas More voice
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Mr. Alderman Ptolomy Tortoise/Mr. Jackson/Sir Isaac Newton
Ted & Ralph
1998
as Landowner at Party
Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
as Window Cleaner
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
as Fitz / W. H. Auden
About Richard Griffiths
Richard Thomas Griffiths (July 31, 1947 – March 28, 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He played Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001-2010) and Great Uncle Matthew Brown "Gum" in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007). He also portrayed Uncle Mon… With 98 credits spanning from 1956 to 2014, Richard Griffiths has appeared in 62 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — as Vernon Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — as Vernon Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Vernon Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — as Vernon Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — as Vernon Dursley
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